"a daughter, Nova, who was born on 8 July 2017. In 2014, Weller won £10,000 in damages from Associated Newspapers after ""plainly voyeuristic"" photographs of his family out shopping were published on ""MailOnline"". On 24 April 2009, John Weller, Paul Weller's father and long-time manager since the days of The Jam, died from pneumonia at the age of 77. Studio albums Paul Weller John William ""Paul"" Weller Jr (born 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam. He had further success with the blue-eyed soul music of"
"who had been a member of the John Dummer Blues Band formed The Blues Band with ex-Manfred Mann vocalist Paul Jones and Gary Fletcher, who continued to tour and record rhythm and blues into the new millennium. Paul Weller broke up The Jam in 1982 and formed The Style Council, who abandoned most of the elements of punk to adopt music much more based in R&B and early soul. Some major figures of the movement, including Robert Palmer and Steve Winwood, re-emerged as solo artists in the early 1980s, being as defined as blue-eyed soul singers. During the 1980s and"
"performed and collaborated with the group. As with Weller's previous band, most of the London-based group's hits were in their homeland, where they scored seven Top 10 hits. The band also had hit singles and albums in Australia and New Zealand during the 1980s. The band was founded in early 1983 by Paul Weller and initially consisted only of himself and Mick Talbot, who Weller said he chose because ""he shares my hatred of the rock myth and the rock culture"". The band showed a diversity of musical styles. Singles ""Speak Like a Child"" (with its loud soul-influenced style), the"
"first 15 singles were re-released and all placed within the top 100. The band drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including 1960s beat music, soul, rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock, as well as 1970s punk and new wave. The trio were known for their melodic pop songs, their distinctly English flavour and their mod image. The band launched the career of Paul Weller, who went on to form The Style Council and later had a successful solo career. Weller wrote and sang most of the Jam's original compositions, and he played lead"
"of Paul Weller on bass and lead vocals together with various friends at Sheerwater Secondary School. They played their first gigs at Michael's, a local club. The line-up began to solidify in the mid-1970s with Weller, guitarist Steve Brookes and drummer Rick Buckler. In their early years, their sets consisted of covers of early American rock and roll songs by the likes of Chuck Berry and Little Richard. They continued in this vein until Weller discovered the Who's debut album ""My Generation"" and became fascinated with Mod music and lifestyle. As he said later, ""I saw that through becoming a"
"Albums Chart), taking its place at 201 while at 20 in the UK Albums Chart. Their most successful studio album was their final album ""The Gift"" in 1982 which took its place at Number #1 in the UK and at #82 in the US. The Jam were seen as the centre of mod revival culture during the 1970s to the 1980s, and the lead singer of the band, Paul Weller, was seen as ""The Modfather"". The band separated in 1982, following ten years active, and five years of success. Shortly after the band's break-up, Weller went on to form The"
"an original sound as part of the Mod Revival movement in England's music and fashion scenes of the period. Although the band was creatively dominated by its lead singer/guitarist Paul Weller, its rhythm section of Buckler and Bruce Foxton (bass guitar) were integral to its sound. The band broke up at the behest of Weller in 1982, and Buckler and Weller - apart from a brief greeting exchanged in passing at a chance meeting - have not spoken to one another since. In 1983 Buckler set up a new band entitled Time UK, featuring himself on drums, Jimmy Edwards and"
"mid-late 1970s. A handful of pub rock acts managed to achieve mainstream success after the advent of punk rock, often being re-categorised as new wave music, including Graham Parker and the Rumour, Nick Lowe, Squeeze and Elvis Costello. London-based R&B pub rock bands received a major boost when The Jam kicked off the mod revival in 1977 with their debut album ""In the City"", which mixed R&B standards with originals modelled on the Who's early singles. They confirmed their status as the leading mod revival band with their third album ""All Mod Cons"" (1978), on which Paul Weller's song-writing drew"
"punk stylings of Hüsker Dü, and Paul focusing on the resurgence of 70s rock like Aerosmith, while eventually discovering Crosby, Stills and Nash and the Grateful Dead, who would later become huge influences. After Paul graduated he decided to pursue the life of a full-time musician while Mike opted to become a lawyer. Paul landed a gig as the house singer in a Polish club in Chicago called ""The Cardinal Club."" It was here that Paul met guitarist Bob Georges and they decided to begin playing together. Earlier the Bolger brothers played in the 1980s in a group called Fred,"
"The Style Council The Style Council were an English band formed in 1983 by Paul Weller, the former singer, songwriter, and guitarist with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam, and keyboardist Mick Talbot, previously a member of Dexys Midnight Runners, The Bureau and The Merton Parkas. The band enabled Weller to take a more soulful direction with his music. The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then girlfriend, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young, Tracey Thorn (Everything but the Girl), and drummer/percussionist Steve Sidelnyk (Madonna, SEAL, Richard Ashcroft ) also"
"beat music was not as popular as British R&B among mods. The late 1970s saw an explosive mod revival in England due to the popularity of new wave mod band The Jam and the huge success of the film ""Quadrophenia"" in 1979. The Jam were fronted by Paul Weller who became known as 'The Modfather'. Other mod revival bands that emerged at this time were Secret Affair, The Merton Parkas and The Lambrettas. A notable part of the mod subculture was recreational amphetamine use, which was used to fuel all-night dances at clubs like Manchester's Twisted Wheel. Newspaper reports described"
"blend of Weller's barbed lyrics with pop melodies eventually led to their first number one single, ""Going Underground"", in March 1980. They became the only band other than the Beatles to perform both sides of the same single (""Town Called Malice"" and ""Precious"") on one edition of ""Top of the Pops"". The Jam even had two singles, ""That's Entertainment"" and ""Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?"", reach No. 21 and No. 8 respectively in the UK singles chart despite not even being released as singles in the UK – they got there purely on the strength of the huge"
"Smith and Steve Smith were not related. The band was originally named The Vapours, but removed the ""u"" to appear like an American band. Foxton then offered the band a few gigs and agreed to jointly manage them with John Weller (father of Paul Weller). The Vapors were then offered a slot supporting The Jam on the Setting Sons tour in 1979. The band signed to United Artists, releasing their first single, ""Prisoners"" at the end of 1979 but it failed to chart. Their second single is the song for which they are best remembered: ""Turning Japanese"". The track was"
"the band gained a following amongst old mods/punks and younger heads looking for music which represented their generation. They were labelled as punk rock although influences span folk and 1950s/1960s bands too. Twisted Wheel cite Davy Graham, Bob Dylan, The Stooges The Small Faces, The Who, The Jam, The Rolling Stones and Oasis among their main influences. Their sound has been described as old school gritty rock 'n' roll reminiscent of the early Jam. The band have been noted as ""a breath of fresh air"" by Liam Gallagher. They also have a fan in Paul Weller, who came to watch"
"Many compilations have been released although not all were released with the band's assent. Many of them feature orange text atop a white background with a picture of the band, typically one from 1987 showing all four members (like the one on the US cover of ""The Cost of Loving"".) During his time with The Style Council, Paul Weller made guest appearances on other recordings, most notably: The Style Council The Style Council were an English band formed in 1983 by Paul Weller, the former singer, songwriter, and guitarist with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam, and keyboardist"
"Jam. The band was managed by John Weller, Paul's father. The Vapors enjoyed greater success in the US than The Jam, with the Top 40 single ""Turning Japanese"", but broke up shortly thereafter. After The Jam broke-up in 1982, Foxton pursued a brief solo career and released the studio album, ""Touch Sensitive"", in 1984. He had minor UK hits in 1983 and 1984 with the singles ""Freak"", ""This Is the Way"" and ""It Makes Me Wonder"", and played in several bands, including Sharp with former Jam member Rick Buckler, before joining Stiff Little Fingers. He stayed with Stiff Little Fingers"
"boogie-woogie fun band set up by Ian ""Stu"" Stewart and Bob Hall, appearing on the band's only album. Weller has been described as a ""first choice for TV and film soundtracks"". He played the saxophone solo on David Bowie's theme song for the film ""Absolute Beginners"" (1986). He also contributed to the jazz club movie ""Stormy Monday"" (1988). In 1995 he was commissioned by the Appleby Jazz Festival organiser Neil Ferber to write The ""Pennine Suite"" for a jazz big band which was premiered at the 1995 Appleby festival and released on CD the following year. Since then the band"
"Jam musician Paul Weller, were published. His big break came in 1980, when his first play ""Remember Me?"", which he had submitted to 20 theatres, was accepted and staged by the Theatre Royal Stratford East in London, an experience which he likens to winning the lottery. It was at this point that he ceased pursuing a career in heavyweight professional boxing, although, ""getting punched in the face,"" was, he has claimed, ""very good preparation for being a writer."" His second play ""London Calling"", which took its name from a song by the Clash, was combined with ""Dealt With"" for the"
"Jam, who had adopted a stark mod look and mixed the energy of punk with the sound of 1960s mod bands. Their debut album ""In the City"" (1977), mixed R&B standards with originals modelled on The Who's early singles. They confirmed their status as the leading mod revival band with their third album ""All Mod Cons"" (1978), on which Paul Weller's song-writing drew heavily on the British-focused narratives of the Kinks. The revival was also spurred on by small concerts at venues such as the Cambridge and Hop Poles Hotels, and Howard Hall Enfield, the Wellington, Waterloo Road, London, and"
"as well as Dr. Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson. The line-up of Weller, Foxton, and Buckler would persist until the end of The Jam's career. Throughout, the band were managed by Weller's father, John Weller, who then managed Paul's career until he (John) died in 2009. In the following two years, the Jam gained a small following around London from playing minor gigs, becoming one of the new lights on the nascent punk scene. In many ways, however, they stood out from their punk peers. Though they shared an ""angry young men"" outlook, short hair, crushing volume and lightning-fast tempos, the"
"Freddy Weller Wilton Frederick ""Freddy"" Weller (born September 9, 1947) is an American country music artist. He recorded for Columbia Records between 1969 and 1980. He had his highest charted single in 1969 with his debut release, ""Games People Play"". His recording career started in 1967, as lead guitarist in the band Paul Revere & The Raiders. He penned their 1969 hit ""We Gotta All Get Together"". He recorded many country songs like Joe South's ""'Games People Play"", Chuck Berry's ""The Promised Land"" and ""Too Much Monkey Business"", ""She Loves Me Right Out Of My Mind"", ""Indian Lake"", ""Down In"
"1980. In the U.S., the album spent 11 weeks on the ""Billboard 200"" album charts and reached its peak position of No. 72 in February 1981. The 2010 rerelease also charted in the UK, reaching No. 63 in November of that year. ""Sound Affects"" was re-issued on 8 November 2010 as a 2 CD Deluxe Edition to celebrate its 30th Anniversary. All songs by Paul Weller except where stated Note ♠ – Tracks previously unreleased Sound Affects Sound Affects is the fifth studio album by British rock band the Jam. The cover art is a pastiche of the artwork used"
"Peter Paul and Mary, Holly Near, and the Doobie Brothers and James Taylor who cut it live at the No Nukes Concerts at Madison Square Garden. At the dawn of the 1980s, he formed the John Hall Band, which consisted of Hall, keyboardist and vocalist Bob Leinbach, bassist and vocalist John Troy, and drummer Eric Parker. The John Hall Band released two albums on the EMI America label with high AOR and MTV visibility but limited Top 40 success. ""Crazy (Keep On Fallin'),"" from the album ""All of the Above"", was the band's only major hit (U.S. #42) and was"
"guitar and Peter Leighton. By mid-1970 Wells, as a member of Head, had moved to Sydney. In early 1971 Jones was replaced in the group by Paul Balbi on drums and Jensen made way for John Baxter on guitar. In August 1971 Wells, Balbi, Baxter and Tice were joined by Alan Milano on co-lead vocals (ex-Mandala) to form Buffalo as a heavy rock group. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, describes Buffalo as ""one of Australia's pioneering heavy rock outfits ... Alongside Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs and Blackfeather, Buffalo was one of the loudest and heaviest bands of the day"". Wells"
"Paul Weller. On Monday 5 January 1987, they released their debut single ""Heartache"", which was produced by Phil Fearon and Tambi Fernando and reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart. ""Heartache"" also peaked at number two on the American dance charts. The follow-up single, ""Goodbye Stranger"", produced by Fernando and Pete Hammond, reached No. 9. Subsequent singles and their debut album ""All Right Now"", released later in the year, were commercially unsuccessful. Their tours included a concert performed in Amman, Jordan. In 1991, they returned with the album ""Change"" and its lead single ""Someday"", a song produced by George"
"a cover of the hit song by the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. They also appeared on the short-lived American sketch comedy series ""Fridays"", playing the song ""Private Hell"". ""Sound Affects"" was released in November 1980. Paul Weller said that he was influenced by The Beatles' ""Revolver"" and Michael Jackson's ""Off the Wall"" also. Indeed, several of the songs recall ""Revolver""-era swirling psychedelia, such as ""Monday"", ""Man in the Corner Shop"", and the acoustic ""That's Entertainment"". According to Weller he wrote ""That's Entertainment"", a bitter slice-of-life commentary on the drudgery of modern working-class life, in around 15 minutes"
"Paul Weller. Notably, Alan's brother Steve has been longtime drummer for Weller. White left Oasis in early 2004 in somewhat unclear circumstances. He was replaced by Zak Starkey, drummer of The Who and son of The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr. In 1988, White auditioned to join future Oasis member Gem Archer's band Whirlpool. ""He came down and just blew us all away,"" remembers Archer. ""I thought he was mega but the others were worried what a 15-years-old kid on the road and on the lager would be like. I rang his dad and told him: 'Sorry. But don't worry he's"
"The band continued to release singles for Columbia between 1972 and 1975, including ""Country Wine"", ""Powder Blue Mercedes Queen"", ""Song Seller"", ""Love Music"" and ""All Over You"", with only ""Country Wine"" reaching the Top 40 (peaking at 30 on the Billboard chart). Weller and Smith departed on New Year's Eve 1972, Weller being replaced by guitarist Doug Heath. As their chart career faded, the Raiders' concert fortunes dwindled, and they found themselves playing lounges and state fairs as an ""oldies"" act, a situation Revere found pleasing, but not Lindsay. Referring to a 1973 show at Knotts Berry Farm, Lindsay stated,"
"Kosmos Express Kosmos Express was a rock band from the 1990s. They were represented in both the mainstream and Christian market. From early 1997 to mid-1998, Kosmos Express released two critically acclaimed records, ""Now"" featuring the hit song “Beautiful” co-produced by Craig Nepp (Save Ferris, The Ventures, Sense Field, Jeffries Fan Club) and ""Simulcast"", featuring the smash-hit song “The Force” produced by Gene Eugene (Aunt Bettys, Starflyer 59) both on Zomba Music Group labels. Kosmos Express was named after the Paul Weller song ""Kosmos"" from Weller's self-titled debut solo album. The legendary leader of The Jam was also mentioned in"
"hostile reviews from music critics. The album, which featured soul music and American-style R&B inspired by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, was dismissed by one later critic as ""bland,"" and several years later, the ""NME"" included the album in a list of fourteen albums that ""should've been an EP"". Later on in 1987, Red Wedge, a collective of musicians, including Style Council lead singer and writer Paul Weller, who had gathered to help spread support for the Labour Party among young voters, failed to displace the Conservative Party in the 1987 general election, and the collective soon disbanded. The band's"
"December 1984, Weller put together his own charity ensemble called The Council Collective to make a record, ""Soul Deep"", to raise money for striking miners, and the family of David Wilkie. The record featured The Style Council plus a number of other performers, notably Jimmy Ruffin and Junior Giscombe. In spite of the song's political content, it still picked up BBC Radio 1 airplay and was performed on ""Top of the Pops"", which led to the incongruous sight of lyrics such as ""We can't afford to let the government win / It means death to the trade unions"" being mimed"
"System of a Down. The Rollins Band songs ""Tearing"" and ""Shine"" have been covered by Pearl Jam. </div> Rollins Band Rollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins. They are best known for the songs ""Low Self Opinion"" and ""Liar"", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early-mid 1990s. Critic Steve Huey describes their music as ""uncompromising, intense, cathartic fusions of funk, post-punk noise, and jazz experimentalism, with Rollins shouting angry, biting self-examinations and accusations over the grind."" In 2000, Rollins Band was included on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock,"
"questioned Cameron further; ""You said the Jam's song Eton Rifles was important to you when you were at Eton. Paul Weller, who wrote the song, was pretty incredulous to hear this, and claimed you couldn't have understood the lyrics. What did you think that song was about at the time? Be honest.' To which Cameron replied; ""I went to Eton in 1979, which was the time when the Jam, the Clash, the Sex Pistols were producing some amazing music and everyone liked the song because of the title. But of course I understood what it was about. It was taking"